Lunar new year is coming right up, and we are looking forward to the Year of the Horse. We’ve already seen horse motifs everywhere, so we thought we’d share a pattern round up of some of the coolest horse patterns we can find!

Caitlin Hunter has many horse-themed patterns, but her Neigh Sweater is one of my favourites. We recently restocked our Wollmeise DK, and have so many different colour options for this pattern. She also has a full body colourwork sweater called Ghost Horses. Her sample is knit in Spincycle Dyed in the Wool, and I think the Les Gascon British Sport would make a great main colour!

I was really blown away by the Horses Scarf by Elijah Dyson. It’s a beautiful crochet colourwork pattern that creates a sort of animation of horses running along the length of it. It’s worked up in fingering weight yarn, of which we have so many options. I think I’d make it in our Bramble Ridge Sock, just because we’ve recently got some really nice solids in.

If a sweater is too big a horse project to commit to, these Gallop Through the Woods socks by Lumi Karmitsa might scratch the horse itch. Any main colour will do, but we have a few Sweet Georgia Sock Yarn Blanks that would make a perfect gradient.

I hope we can all embody and enjoy the energy that the Year of the Horse brings! If you end up making any horse-related patterns we’d love to see them! You can always tag us in your photos and comments on instagram at @baaadannas, we love seeing everything you do!